risk

/ɹɪsk/

//ɹɪsk// noun

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The verdict

“risk” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,309. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,309
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Riesgo. Posibilidad de que ocurra algo desfavorable.

Corpus desk

Index ES-risk · risk · Spanish

risk · rank #37,309 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,309
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reírte

Nearest frequency peer: reírte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “risk”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “risk” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

risk vs ros
50% similar
risk vs RSS
0% similar
risk vs Rus
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for risk
PropertyValue
Headwordrisk
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪsk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,309
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “risk”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).riskcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reírte” (#37,308), “rotativo” (#37,310), “rudos” (#37,311). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “risk” va en #37,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around risk (IPA /ɹɪsk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,309 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for risk, with forms such as "irsk", "riks", and "riskk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ros", "RSS", "Rus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is risk, spelled R-I-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Riesgo. Posibilidad de que ocurra algo desfavorable.
  2. 2
    Riesgo. Acción que puede acarrear resultados negativos.
  3. 3
    Riesgo, peligro. Persona peligrosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how risk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Det finns en risk att du inte lyckas övertala honom. Fast risken är ganska låg

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irsk
  • riks
  • riskk
  • rissk
  • rrisk
  • rsik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of risk - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

irsk2riks2riskk1rissk1rrisk1rsik2
Edit distance from "risk"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "risk"?
"risk" is spelled R-I-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪsk/.
What does "risk" mean?
As a noun, "risk" means: Riesgo. Posibilidad de que ocurra algo desfavorable.
What words are commonly confused with "risk"?
"risk" is commonly confused with "ros", "RSS", "Rus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "risk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "risk" is /ɹɪsk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "risk" come from?
"risk" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "risk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sent#37,319such#37,336Tita#37,356peto#37,259

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

odien6 variantswind6 variantsmitra6 variantsarrojo6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list